A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 52% of Likely U.S. Voters agree with Trump’s statement, “From this day forward, a new vision will govern our land. From this day forward, it's going to be only America first. America first.” Thirty-seven percent (37%) disagree with that sentiment, while 11% are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

An even higher number (69%) of voters agree with another line in Trump’s inauguration speech: “We do not seek to impose our way of life on anyone but rather to let it shine as an example.” Just 18% disagree, while 12% are not sure.

The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on January 22, 2017 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

Most voters of all partisan affiliations agree with Trump’s statement about letting America shine as an example, although fewer Democrats (55%) support the idea compared to Republicans (84%) and voters not affiliated with either major party (70%). But while 81% of Republicans and a plurality (49%) of unaffiliateds agree with Trump’s call for an America First foreign policy, 60% of Democrats are opposed.

A majority of voters across most demographic groups agree with Trump’s statement that America should not impose its way of life on other countries but be an example instead.

Seventy-eight percent (78%) of political conservatives agree with Trump’s America First statement, a view shared by just 22% of liberals and 48% of moderates. Most voters in all three groups, however, agree that America should lead by example.

Ninety-seven percent (97%) of voters who Strongly Approve of the job Trump is doing in office agree with his statements on putting America first. Eighty-two percent (82%) who Strongly Disapprove of his performance disagree with these remarks. This latter group shows more support (51%) for Trump’s remarks that America should not impose its way of life, but that compares to 94% of those who Strongly Approve of Trump’s performance.

Trump during the campaign referred to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as “obsolete” and questioned why U.S. taxpayers should still be paying heavily to defend Europe and South Korea. But most voters at the time said those long-standing arrangements are just fine.

The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on January 22, 2017 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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